Boxes
Box making goes hand in hand with bookbinding – it often necessary to make a custom box to protect a new binding or prevent further damage to a deteriorating book. Many of the same skills are used – meticulous measuring, covering and decoration. Most of these boxes are clam shell boxes, also called drop-spine boxes. They were initially developed at the Library of Congress to protect rare books and documents. They trays and covers are bookbinder’s board covered with combinations of materials – leather, cloth or decorated paper.
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Rounded back clamshell box to house journals
Custom box, handmade pastepaper, 10“ long, not for sale
Custom clamshell box, ribbon ties, 8“ x 11”, not for sale
Custom clamshell box, ribbon ties, 8“ x 11”, not for sale
Custom clamshell box, ribbon ties, 6” x 9“, not for sale
Custom clamshell box, ribbon ties, 6“ x 9”, not for sale
Custom clamshell box, 9.5“ x 12. 5”, bone closures, sold
Custom clamshell box, bone closures, 9.5“ x 12.5”, sold
Box made to house tooling plaquettes. Amate bark paper, moire fabric, rusted steel
Box to house tooling plaquettes. Box covered in amate bark paper and moire fabric, rusted metal, brass rivets
